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Trump intensifies anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

President Trump called Abdul El-Sayed a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member at a Port Huron rally and accused him of wanting to impose Sharia law. Nine Republican-redrawn districts now lean Democratic or are too close to call despite aggressive redistricting. Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's pre-emptive lawsuit to block certification of Alaska's Senate results if Republican Dan Sullivan loses.

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Trump intensifies anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

  • FactPresident Trump called Abdul El-Sayed a 'jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member' who is 'on the side of the terrorists' at a rally in Port Huron, Michigan; Trump claimed El-Sayed would need to go through a metal detector before entering the Senate and accused him of wanting to impose Sharia law.
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